TrustFlight, a prominent aviation safety and compliance company, has acquired three specialist firms from Wheels Up. These are Baines Simmons, Kenyon Emergency Services and Redline Assured Security. With this move, TrustFlight becomes the only integrated partner in the industry offering training, regulatory expertise, aviation security, quality assurance and full-spectrum incident support under one umbrella.
As a result, the combined organisation will now support about 1,600 aviation businesses worldwide. This includes airports, operators, maintenance providers, manufacturers, and regulators. Therefore, customers will gain a single partner for full end-to-end safety coverage.
According to CEO Karl Steeves, “Safety in aviation is a lifecycle, not a point solution or set of vendors.” He explained that the merger of these businesses with TrustFlight’s software and data platform will create an “operating system for safety.” This system aims to identify risks earlier, prove compliance continuously, and help operators recover faster when incidents happen.
In today’s aviation sector, regulatory demands are shifting quickly. At the same time, new threats and greater public scrutiny are emerging. Because of this, operators need safety readiness that integrates all elements — from training and compliance to security and crisis response. With this acquisition, TrustFlight can replace fragmented solutions with one unified model. This change promises to lower risks, reduce the costs of compliance, shorten audit processes, and build greater resilience across the industry.
Importantly, the acquired companies will keep their current management, branding, technical expertise, and sales operations. Moreover, contracts and client contacts will remain unchanged. However, customers will now benefit from access to a wider range of services, all coordinated through TrustFlight.
Overall, this acquisition marks a significant step for TrustFlight. It creates a stronger, more comprehensive safety partner at a time when aviation faces rising regulatory and operational pressures.
